Dear colleagues,
Please find enclosed the traditional media overview of the BENELUX daily press, as well as the international web press, as the social media review.
1. BESIX & Construction sector in the BENELUX press
See enclosed PDF.
- Digitalisation: digitalisation must be a top priority for construction companies, writes ING Research, mentioning BIM at BESIX as an illustration.
- Draakplaats (Belgium): the Draakplaats railway bridge is nominated for the Precast in Infrastructure award at the FEBE Elements Awards 2021.
- Z33 (Hasselt): In a pdocast, architect Francesca Torzo presents her work for the Z33 museum built by Vanhout.
- ING Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium): the new building by Jacques Delens was delivered to ING by the project developers.
- Esprit Courbevoie (Belgium): BESIX RED used influencers to promote Esprit Courbevoie.
- Grotius (The Netherlands): a majestic project, writes Stedenbouw about the Gortius towers built by BESIX and J.P van Eesteren.
- Sluishuis (The Netherlands): The Sluishuis is one of the 10 Amsterdam buildings to watch in 2022.
- BESIX Infra Nederland (The Netherlands): the company is a forerunner in circular asphalt, writes Zakenblad.
- Franki Grondtechnieken (The Netherlands): Stedenbouw presents the expertise of Franki Grondtechnieken.
- POST Rotterdam (The Netherlands): BESIX builds the POST tower, writes this Italian media in an article dedicated to Rizzani de Eccher.
- Road Construction (Europe): BESIX mentioned in this report as one of the main players in the European road infrastructure market.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- Infinity Bridge (UAE): Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum inaugurated the Infinity Bridge built by BESIX, “a new global engineering, artistic and architectural masterpiece”.
- Waste-to-Energy (UAE): Enerwhere installs a solar panel system to supply electricity to the site.
- BESIX RED Portugal: Nicolas Goffin, Country Director in Portugal, presents the activities of BESIX RED in Portugal in Investment Reports.
- Vistula Spit (Poland): The work is 86% complete and on schedule. For the moment, only the northern bridge is being used by motorists. The project "will be fully operational in 2023" says Minister of Infrastructure. “(...) frosts, snowfall, high temperatures, rains and storms – all this did not affect the schedule of works (...)”, adds a Polish newspaper.
- Gdansk (Poland): BESIX has built a quay in the port of Gdansk recalls this article which focuses on the limited capacity of Polish ports.
- Parc des Expositions (Ivory Coast): BESIX is participating in the construction of the Abidjan Exhibition Centre, writes Bouwkroniek.
- Nachtigal (Cameroon): InfraPPP and Construct Africa detail the project and the work in progress in Nachitgal.
- Marina Tower (Greece): the bid submitted by BESIX and its local partner would be the best, says this Greek media.
- Thessaloniki (Greece): BESIX participates in the tender for the construction of infrastructures in the Port of Thessaloniki.
- Cai Mep Ha (Vietnam): BESIX mentioned as one of the contractors potentially interested in the project.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- BNP HQ (Brussels, Belgium): the brand new HQ is looking beautiful when the sun sets down
- Grotius (The Hague, The Netherlands): an inspection at the top of the towers equals being able to enjoy some incredible views + nice series of photos on Instagram
- Nachtigal (Cameroon): another update of the progress on site
- Infinity Bridge (UAE): beautiful video of the inauguration of the bridge
- Uptown Tower Dubai (UAE): the tower’s reflection in the water results in a stunning picture (and another pretty picture)
- Viaduct de Huccorgne (Belgium): phase two of the works has started this week
- Sluishuis Amsterdam (The Netherlands): foggy day on site
- Mediavaert (The Netherlands): works have recently started on the new HQ of DPG Media and the first updates are coming in
- Vistula Spit (Poland): recap video of the progress in 2021
- Sydney Metro City (Australia): first rails of the line have been laid
4. Our people on Social Media
- Welcome Praphull, who is joining the Group as a Sustainability Engineer on the Royal Atlantis in Dubai
- Looking forward to welcoming intern Lowie in our team in Qatar
- Our colleague Yannic participated in the first Conference of Women in Construction in Dubai, which was filmed and is now online (from 1:51)
- Stunning picture of our HQ in Brussels during sunrise taken by our colleague Christophe
5. This week’s statistics on social media:
- Check out our latest stories & posts on our official Instagram channel: @besixgroup_official
- Don’t miss all group’s entities account on digital channels, such as:
BESIX Watpac: Overview | LinkedIn
BESIX RED: Overview | LinkedIn
Franki Foundations: Overview | LinkedIn
BESIX Infra: Overview | LinkedIn
Van den Berg: Overview | LinkedIn
SOCOGETRA Group : Overview | LinkedIn